Where does “kapalaʼ” come from?

kapalaʼ (Makasar) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kapal.

kapalaʼ (Makasar): thick of flat object e.g. plank, skin

Definitions

  1. thick of flat object e.g. plank, skin

Ancestry of “kapalaʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*kapal—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kapal →